Nora never quite knew what certainty was, for as long as she could remember, she'd been on her own. Then she made it to Kuroyuri village, even then she only really knew uncertainty. She was sure that she wouldn't survive the Grimm Attack, she was sure that everyone would die, herself, and the young boy who came to her aid included.
But, for the first time, uncertainty wasn't such a bad thing. It had been unexpected, but two huntsman had shown up, a husband and wife pair, from what she understood at least. The large horse grimm had long since left, but there had been plenty of smaller ones, the wolves and birds. They'd been easily dispatched by the duo, thankfully once again uncertainty wasn't so bad.
Her and Ren(?), yes that's what the boy had called himself, as far as she could remember. They had been picked up by the couple, she was unable to talk, still very unsure of herself. Ren had done the talking, at least as best as he could given the circumstances. It was here she learned that his parents, his father had been the one to aid her earlier, had not made it.
She wasn't sure what the couple had been feeling or thinking when they were given stoic looks. Once again, she wasn't sure if uncertainty was good or not. Then a few hours later, they found themselves in an unknown place, a large home, or was it a mansion? She wasn't sure, she'd never been in a house before. There the next piece of uncertainty hit her, she was soon wrapped in the embrace of a blonde child, one who looked younger than either her or Ren.
Once again, this was nice, she felt that uncertainty wasn't so bad. It was at this point that Ren finally broke down, unable to hold his semblance any longer. Nora had no tears to cry though, she was used to losing things, just as she was sure whatever safety she would receive would soon be gone.
Shortly though, several more arms wrapped themselves around them, 8 women, and two men, the boy from before, the couple who rescued them and 7 girls. The girls ranged from just a bit older to the boy, to possibly younger, she still wasn't sure. For the first time, since she could remember though, she didn't feel uncertain anymore. And for once, she was right, several years from now, she would probably call herself an Arc, but for now she was just Nora.
Right then! This is the next part, I'll be doing a chapter from Ren's POV next time, and then move onto the future. I always imagined that Nora made up her last name because it sounded cool. So for this she's simply going to be Nora Arc, while Ren will be Lie Ren Arc.